Ship settings, stones arranged into the shape of a ship, usually serve as burial sites in Scandinavia, but archeologists have not been able to positively identify any graves at Ale's Stones.

Ship settings, stones arranged into the shape of a ship, usually serve as burial sites in Scandinavia, but archeologists have not been able to positively identify any graves at Ale's Stones. (Adam Allegro)

This week's Offbeat Traveler is from Times reader Adam Allegro. During a trip to southern Sweden in early September, Allegro visited Ale's Stones, a megalith monument in the country's Scania province. The monument, which measures over 219 feet long and 62 feet wide, is composed of 59 stones...